Beer-pipe cleaner.



No. 870,384. PATBNTED Nov. 5, 19o?. C. H. RIGHARDSON, JE;

BEER PIPE GLEANER. M PLIGATION FILED N0v.24 .19o5.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BEER-PIPE CLEANER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907'.

Application filed November 24,1906. Serial No. 34.41.971.

To all whom it may concer-n:

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. RICHARDSON, Jr., a citizen of the United States, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Beer-Pipe Cleaners, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, durable, and efficient construction of beer pipe cleaner, and the invention consists in certain constructions, arrangements, and combinations of the parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view thereof Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on the line x-x of Fig. 2; and, Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the upper end of the water inlet pipe, the tube which surrounds the same, and the cap mounted on said tube. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view of the line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Corresponding and like parts are refeired to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the body of my improved device, which may be of any desired shape or design and which, in the present in stance, is shown as cylindrical. The said body portion 1 is provided at its top with a removable cap or closure 2 and it is provided at its bottom with a bushing 3 threaded both inside and out as shown. The outer threads of the bushing 3 are designed to screw in an opening in the base or stand 4 which is hollow as shown, and through another opening of said base, a water inlet pipe 5 extends, said pipe being connected by an elbow 6 to the bushing 3, said elbow being screwed into the bushing as shown.

The water inlet pipe is continued up into the body 1 by means of a pipe section or water leg 7, the lower end of which is screwed into the bushing, as shown and the upper end terminates preferably below the upper edge of the body.

8 designates a receptacle designed to contain the cleansing compound which may be of any desired character, some easily soluble pulverulent compound being preferably employed. The receptacle 8 is designed to also constitute a sieve, and it is held removably within the body 1, in a suspended relation thereto, by means of its outstanding angular flange 9 resting upon a corresponding flange 10 formed on the inner wall of the body 1. The receptacle 8 is provided with a preferably central tube l1 which extends up into the interior of the receptacle from an opening in the bottom thereof, said tube being open throughout its length. The tube ll is designed to surround the upper end of the water leg 7 and at the upper end of the tube l1, a cap 12 is secured thereon, said cap facing downwardly as shown' and open at its edge so as to provide a communication between the interior of the tube l1 and the interior of the receptacle 8. The cap 12 is supported upon the tube 11 by means of angular bracket-s 12a, so that its lower edge is spaced from the tube to permit the water to pass downwardly into the receptacle 8. The receptacle 8 is formed in its side walls with a plurality of series of preferably oblique slots I3 which constitute perforations for the egress of water out through the wall of the receptacle and into the body portion 1. The said body portion is provided at its bottom with a laterally opening spigot or nozzle 14 which is preferably corrugated at its outer end so as to form a ready means for the attachment of a hose thereto.

In the practical operation of my improved beer cleaning device, the cap 2 is removed and the cleansing compound is deposited in the receptacle 8 which is suspended as shown within the body portion 1. The cap 2 is then replaced and the iiow of Water is turned on through the pipe 5. The water issues upwardly and i out through the water leg 7 and strikes the cap 12, and the curved wall of said cap directs the water in all directions in the form of spray into the receptacle 8. The continued flow of the water causes the dissolving of the cleansing compound within the receptacle 8 and the cleaning fluid then issues out through the jets or perforations 13 into the body portion l and thence out through the nozzle 14 to the beer pipes, in order to cleanse the latter. The cap 12 acts as a hood to prevent the water from shooting upwardly and striking I the cap 2, and the said cap insures that the water shall be directed in the form of spray into the receptacle 8 where it will effectively dissolve the cleansing compound and carry the same out through the slots 13 into the body portion 1 in the form of a cleansing fluid.

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be seen that I have provided a very simple and durable construction of device for the purpose herein set forth and one that will operate effectively and which may be readily cleaned whenever desired, as the sieve receptacle 8 can be readily removed from the body portion 1 and all the parts thoroughly cleaned whenever necessary.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

l. In a device of the character described, the combina tion of a body portion, la hollow stand upon which said body portion is mounted, means extending through the stand for connecting said body portion to a suitable source of water supply, the said body portion being provided with a water leg extending upwardly therein, a sieve-like container suspended within the body portion and surrounding the upper portion of the Water leg and provided with a cap adapted to be placed over the upper end of the water leg and designed to establish communication between the interior of the water leg and the interior of the container, and a water outlet nozzle connected to the body portion.

2. in a device of the character described, the combina tion with a body portion provided with a water outlet nozzle and also provided with a water inlet pipe, one section of which extends upwardly within the body portion, and a receptacle adapted to be suspended within the body portion and provided with an open ended tube extending upwardly from its bottom and surrounding the upwardly extending portion of the water inlet pipe, and a cap secured to the upper end of said tube and extending over the upper end of the saine, said cap being open at its lower edge and establishingl communication between the interior of the tube and the interior of the receptacle, the said receptacle beingl provided with perforations in its side walls, and said walls being spaced from the walls of the body portion as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof l afllx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES H. RICHARDSON, Jn.

Witnesses .FRANK D. MCCLOY, O. l-l. A. VonLKEn. 

